Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK roadside bombing attack

At least three Turkish army soldiers have been killed in a bombing attack blamed on the PKK in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sirnak.

The Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement that the explosion, caused by an improvised explosive device, took place at about 2.40 p.m. local time (1240 GMT) on Sunday, when an armored military vehicle was passing through the Nur neighborhood of the town of Cizre, located about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) southeast of the capital, Ankara.